SRP ISO 639-3
Serbian
српски (Srpski) Autonym
A language of Serbia
- ISO 639
- srp
- Alternate Names
- Serbo-Croatian
- Autonym
- српски (Srpski)
- Population
- 7,730,000 in Serbia (2019). Total users in all countries: 10,270,476.
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 1 (National). Statutory national language (2006, Constitution, Article 10(1)).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western
- Dialects
- Shtokavski (Stokavian), Torlakian, Prizren-Timok. A member of macrolanguage Serbo-Croatian [hbs].
- Typology
- SVO; prepositions; noun head final; gender (masculine/feminine/neuter); no articles; case-marking (7 cases); verb affixes mark person, number; passives; tense and aspect; causatives; comparatives; 25 consonant and 5 vowel phonemes, the ‘r’ also functioning as a vocalic (or syllabic) consonant; nontonal.
- Language Development
- Fully developed. Bible: 1804–1868.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Serbian
- Writing
- Braille script [Brai]. Cyrillic script [Cyrl], primary usage. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Torlakian spoken in south and east. Influence from Bulgarian [bul]. Some linguists consider it transitional between Shtokavski and Macedonian [mkd]. Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Durrës, Elbasan, Fier, Korçë, Shkodër, and Tiranë counties.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Albania
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
66 in Albania (2012 census). Ethnic population: 370 (2012 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Argentina
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
6,400 in Argentina (2018). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Austria
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
177,000 in Austria (2017 World Factbook).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Australia
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
53,800 in Australia (2016 census).
- Language Status
- 1 (National)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
1,170,000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2016 World Factbook).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Brazil
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
21,000 in Brazil (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
57,400 in Canada (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Switzerland
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
205,000 in Switzerland (2014 World Factbook).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Czechia
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
1,930 in Czechia (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Germany
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
243,000 in Germany (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Denmark
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
1,650 in Denmark (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Spain
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
3,800 in Spain (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Greece
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
3,900 in Greece (Leclerc 2020a). , based on ethnicity.
- Location
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 2 (Provincial)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Croatia
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
60,700 in Croatia (2011 census). Ethnic population: 187,000 (2011 census).
- Location
- Budapest county; Bács-Kiskun, Baranya, and Csongrád-Csanád counties, urban enclaves.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Hungary
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
3,710 in Hungary (2011 census). Ethnic population: 7,210 (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Italy
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
24,300 in Italy (2012 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Luxembourg
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
4,600 in Luxembourg (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Libya
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
28,900 in Libya (2020).
- Location
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Montenegro
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
266,000 in Montenegro (2011 census).
- Location
- Kriva Palanka, Kumanovo, and Skopje municipalities.
- Dialects
- Serbian.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Christian. View other languages of North Macedonia
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
25,400 in North Macedonia (2018). Ethnic population: 38,100 (2018).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Netherlands
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
2,230 in Netherlands (2015 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Norway
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
9,290 in Norway (2021 census). , based on nationality.
- Location
- Arad, Caras-Severin, Mehedinti, and Timis counties.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Christian, Muslim. View other languages of Romania
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
16,800 in Romania (2014 UNSD). Ethnic population: 18,000 (2011 census).
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Christian, Muslim. View other languages of Russian Federation
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
11,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Census includes Bosnian [bos] and Croatian [hrv]. Ethnic population: 9,670 Serbo-Croatian (2002 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Sweden
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
13,000 in Sweden (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Slovenia
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
49,500 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD).
- Location
- Widespread, west.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Turkey
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
5,000 in Turkey (2019). 2,350 monolinguals (1965 census). Ethnic population: 61,000.
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
70,300 in United States (2015 census). 70,260. 144,675 Serbo-Croatian speakers (2015 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Zambia
Language Name
Serbian
User Population
4,800 in Zambia (2017 J. Leclerc).
Map
Location: Widespread.
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